Swear On Bono’s Life
So, my husband isn’t a complete believer in The Secret. However, he has seen it work for me, so he thinks I have some kind of special power in wrangling the Universe.
Which of course I don’t, because if I did I would be a billionaire by now. Isn’t that the whole point of The Secret in the first place?
Anyway, he came to me yesterday and pleaded with me to use my powers to help him win something. Apparently, he called into a radio station to answer a trivia question about U2 (which of course he knew because Brad is to U2 as Jen is to Twilight/Ryan Gosling in terms of obsessions) and now he is a finalist in a contest they are having.
If his name is picked he will win a trip for two to Boston to see them perform an intimate concert.
Now a loving wife would say, “Of course I will use my powers to help you win.”
Instead we have the following conversation:
Me: If you win, who are you planning to take?
Him: You, of course.
Me: Are you just saying that so that I will help you win?
Him: Of course not. We love Boston. I want you to go with me.
Me: Do you promise that you will take me if you win. You have to swear on your mother’s life. No, better yet you have to swear on Bono’s life that you will take me.
Him: (Sighing) Yes, I swear.
Me: Ok, I will use my powers to help you win the tickets.
So all day today I’ve been trying to imagine myself in Boston and at the concert. One thing leads to another and visions of me getting pulled up on stage and Bono singing a song to me have been dancing in my head all day. Then I can’t help but picture us all out at a pub after the show drinking some Guiness or whatever Irish beer he likes. He tells me he reads my blog and thinks I would be a great asset at his organization to end global poverty. He wants me to join him in meeting with the Pope and President Obama first thing in the morning.
Or something like that. I figure if you are going to dream, why not dream big?!
The winner is announced tomorrow so please try to work your Secret mojo and send positive thoughts our way. I’ll update my post with the results.
While we are on the subject of my husband, I thought I’d share this funny non-U2 related story with you.
He just got back from taking the laptop to Best Buy to see if we can get a new battery. Luckily it is still under warranty and so he just needed to bring the laptop to the Geek Squad so they could take a look at it and verify that it is, in fact, dead.
So, he puts the laptop up on the counter, and just as it is booting up he realizes what the Geek Squad guy is about to see.
He has only a few seconds to utter these words, “Don’t judge me. It’s my wife’s computer. ”
Oops, my bad. I guess I was having way too much fun blowing kisses to Rob Pattinson at the Oscars that I forgot to change it to something else. Can you blame me?
As soon as he got home I changed it.
Aaahhhh…much better.
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That’s hilarious about the laptop! I’m so going to put a crazy wall paper on the laptop the next time (if ever) it has to go in the shop. Brilliant I say brilliant!
Sending good vibes that Bono will sweep you off your feet and make all your husbands dreams come true.
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They’re on Letterman all week!!!! AWESOME! I’ll put it on my vision board straight away! Good luck!
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Oh I SO hope you win, that would be an AWESOME experience!!
And hee hee about your husband taking your computer to Best Buy…
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lmao your poor husband. Good luck winning the contest! I’ll be thinking Bono thoughts for you!
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Oh that is rich! I would have loved to have been the person behind him at Best Buy and seen it in person!
I don’t believe in the Secret crap. Those people are nuts, I mean, good thoughts are one thing, but those people are just freaks! I guess my attitude and my grasp on reality is holding me back from my dreams of pure bliss- give me a break!
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I had to laugh at the pic on your computer. I always have something like that on mine, but of course I am sure those geek guys have seen worse
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I love that New Moon poster! I keep hoping Rob has been working out!
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Agreed. Go big, or go home
. Get those powers working!!! He sounds like my husband – not a big Secret believer until he’s really interested in something good coming his way. LOL! Hope you win – how fun would THAT be? I love Boston and U2 – together I’d be in heaven.
Maybe your hubby could take me
???
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I love it! I’m using my special powers too that you guys will end up on that way cool Boston adventure. Now, if you wouldn’t mind reciprocating so that I could be whisked away to spend the weekend with Rob? Pretty please?
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If your Secret powers work I could use some positive thoughts sent my way this weekend.
Think fertility.
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Good luck!!! And positive thoughts your way!!!
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My friend Amy put a picture of Rob (the same one I have on my laptop…) on her husband’s work laptop so he’d open it at work. Unfortunately, no one was around to see it. Speaking of, WHERE did you get the 2nd pic that you have on your laptop now???
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LMAO That looks like my background. Well the New Moon pic is actually the background on my iPhone. I like to see Rob all day long.
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